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Condemned Criminal Origins to get a movie deal. Ever heard of the game?

That's quite the turnaround.

I had a chance to sit down with Condemned for about 20 minutes and it's now one of the games I'm really looking forward to on the 360. The game seems like an odd mix of CSI and Constantine, and the graphics are unbelievable. What little we know about the story is intriguing as well, although it seems like this is one of those games the less you know about it going in the better.

It looks as though there are already big plans for the franchise. Before many people even know about the game they're planning a movie set in the game "universe." While many studios are aggressively going after multimedia deals for their games before release, the last time it happened was with the utter failure that was Death Jr.

There is some interesting talent behind this, the co-executive producer of the Shield is linked to the project, and having a gritty cop drama feel would be a good thing. If the game comes out as good as my play time suggests this may be a franchise to watch.